UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2012

 

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		0-51584		04-3510455
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

24 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts		01201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 443-5601

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events

 

On January 20, 2012, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. completed the divestiture of the deposits of four former Legacy Banks branches, including three office facilities, in Greene and Schoharie Counties, New York, pursuant to a Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated as of October 24, 2011 between NBT Bank, NA, and Berkshire Bank. 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

	(a)		Financial statements of businesses acquired.  Not Applicable.
	(b)		Pro forma financial information.  Not Applicable.
	(c)		Shell company transactions: Not Applicable.
	(d)		Exhibits: Not Applicable.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
DATE: January 25, 2012	By:	/s/ Kevin P. Riley
		Kevin P. Riley Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer